Connecticut woman, 41, critically ill with ultra-deadly flesh-eating infection that’s sweeping across Japan – should Americans be worried?

An unnamed woman in Connecticut, 41, was hospitalized with Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) from a respiratory infection. STSS is currently raging across Japan, killing 77 this year. An unnamed woman in Connecticut, 41, was hospitalized with Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) from a respiratory infection. STSS is currently raging across Japan, killing 77 this year.